"Dancing" Back, "Alias" Plans a Break
The official word, from ABC today:
The summer hit “Dancing with the Stars” will return with an eight-week
run, beginning Thursday, January 5 (8:00 p.m., ET), it was announced today by
Andrea Wong, executive vice president, Alternative Programming, Specials and
Late-Night, ABC Entertainment. This summer’s only true hit series, “Dancing”
will replace the action drama “Alias,” which will take a broadcast hiatus due to
Jennifer Garner’s maternity leave and which is scheduled to return to the lineup
with original episodes in the spring. …
This second season of “DWTS” will feature a new lineup of celebrities,
who will be announced at a later date. A weekly results show will air in the
days following the Thursday broadcast. The day and time of that broadcast will
also be announced at a later date.
